Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2023-09-06

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Sep 6

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

204 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 286▼ 246 vs year ago 450 · −54.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 49▼ 8 vs year ago 56 · −14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.96/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$221.96

34 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$35.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.82

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	235.74	1,093	12thin
Medium and Large 2	501	215.13	1,078	21
Medium and Large 3	540	200.00	1,080	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.74/cwt here — about $13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale34 hd

221.96

—

AL average8 barns · 1,343 hd

222.78

−0.82

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,795	125.87	2,260	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	103.61	1,471	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	102.25	1,163	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	98.00	1,019	1thin

Every lot

35 lots · USDA AMS · Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	945	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	912	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	407	231.36/cwt	227.00–235.00	942	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	238.51/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,021	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	232.99/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,090	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	218.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,022	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	224.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,143	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	210.99/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,099	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	202.75/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,148	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	970	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	244.65/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,028	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	234.05/cwt	230.00–237.00	995	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	231.08/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,091	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	224.75/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,068	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	218.34/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,109	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,421	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,682	123.82/cwt	121.00–127.00	2,083	3
Bulls	—	—	2,135	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,818	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,019	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	102.39/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,126	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	106.31/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,193	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	97.72/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,248	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,341	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	103.07/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,418	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,646	2

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Wed Sep 6, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 286Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 49Year ago 56

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	225.00	225.00
2	—	373	260.00	260.00
5	—	420	240.00–252.00	244.65
1	—	695	210.00	210.00
5	—	472	227.00–237.00	231.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	215.00	215.00
5	—	475	220.00–227.00	224.75
1	—	665	195.00	195.00
3	—	508	215.00–220.00	218.34
3	—	425	230.00–237.00	234.05
1	—	740	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	250.00	250.00
1	—	530	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	237.00–240.00	238.51
3	—	378	250.00	250.00
4	—	468	230.00–237.00	232.99
2	—	508	220.00–230.00	224.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	215.00–220.00	218.38
5	—	407	227.00–235.00	231.36
5	—	566	200.00–207.00	202.75
5	—	521	205.00–215.00	210.99
2	—	630	200.00	200.00
1	—	385	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	121.00–127.00	123.82
1	—	2,135	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	96.00–99.00	97.72
10	—	1,100	100.00–104.00	102.39
3	—	1,122	106.00–107.00	106.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,376	100.00–104.00	103.07
1	—	1,355	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,538	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	98.00	98.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.